Explore the region's centuries-old relationship with the sea and the many people who contributed to its dynamic past and diverse present.

Once the whaling capital of the world, New Bedford is now America's #1 commercial fishing port. Discover the largest Whaling Museum in the world, dedicated to the global interaction of humans and whales. Located in the heart of the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park, the museum complex features five magnificent whale skeletons, a walk-on 1/2 scale ship model of the bark Lagoda and 22 galleries devoted to art, history and science.